Life happens, ya know? Since my last post, I went up to my daughter's in Illinois for my grandson's 9th birthdaym then hosted 10 people at my house for Thanksgiving. As of this moment, I'm awaiting the re-arrival of my daughter and son-in-law for an overnight on their way to Florida. My grandkitty is in residence here while they are gone. She seems to be doing okay...
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I have two weeks to prepare my house for "foreign" company. My son-in-law's parents will be staying with me for a few days without him (our translator) and I have to figure out what to do with them! The house is a disaster, due to my old age. I have a person primed to come assist me with things. He needs the money and I need the help! During this time, I will also need to do ALL of my Christmas shopping and have things primed for New Year's when we will all be back at my house. (If you have ever seen my place, you understand that four extra people is a houseful....but six will be horrific!)
I must backtrack a little here to Thanksgiving. Ryan got to play with his buddy Jack just a little bit. (Jack moved a few blocks away...too far to walk.) On T-Day, we squeezed ten people around an eight-person table in order to avoid a "children's table" in the living room...but I have to tell you that my grandchildren--BOTH of them--were absolute angels throughout. It had to be tough on Ryan, but his sister is totally civilized all of the time. I had asked that the children be responsible for the table grace. Robin got online and picked out a blessing that she read off her iPod at table. It was an excellent choice! God bless my grandchildren!
Present at our table were: me (of course), Megan and Denis, Robin and Ryan, the other set of grandparents (Judy and Phil Heffelman) and their son Dan, plus their other son (the children's father) and his wife (the children's stepmother). We ate well. No one had to send out for pizza after we were done!
On "Black Friday", instead of shopping, the family turned my kitchen into a candy factory! For 14 hours, confections of every sort were created to eat and give as gifts. Really, really good stuff! Saturday saw us putting up my Christmas tree. Sunday, of course, everyone departed. What a whirlwind!
Meanwhile, I am entertaining Meg's family cat while they all take their vacation to Florida. God bless the kitty-cat! She misses her family but has figured out that I am the mover and shaker in her world right now. We will do just fine.
Off to other endeavors. Family will be here very late tonight. I may need a nap in the meantime!
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